Govt fails to get karo-kari bill passed
ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: The government on Monday failed to get a bill seeking to enhance punishment for 'honour killing' passed in the National Assembly because it could not maintain quorum.
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MMA's cooperation to be welcomed: Fahim
ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: ARD chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim has said that the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy will welcome, unconditionally, the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal's cooperation in its movement against the government.
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Geneva court rejects Benazir's appeal
ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: The court of appeals in Geneva on Monday rejected the appeals, filed by Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto and her husband Asif Ali Zardari for excluding the government of Pakistan from the criminal proceedings in the SGS case
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Musharraf calls for debate on Kashmir options: Status quo no solution
ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: President General Pervez Musharraf on Monday called for a national debate on ways to resolve the Kashmir dispute, with options to include independence or joint control of the Himalayan state.
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New Delhi favours quiet diplomacy
NEW DELHI, Oct 25: President Gen Pervez Musharraf's proposals on Monday to resolve the Kashmir dispute were of a piece with his previous declarations on the issue that required quiet diplomacy
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Aziz to visit India on Nov 22
NEW DELHI, Oct 25: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is coming here on Nov 22 in his capacity as the outgoing chairman of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), The Hindu reported on Monday.
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Next round of talks to tackle Kashmir, peace issues: FO
ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: Pakistan has said that the next cycle of talks scheduled to begin in the latter part of next month will include discussions between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan and their senior aides on "the most difficult issues - issues relating to Kashmir
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UK urged to appoint envoy for Kashmir
LONDON, Oct 25: Lord Nazir Ahmed, member of Britain's House of Lords has called upon Prime Minister Tony Blair to appoint a special envoy for Kashmir "to monitor and help India, Pakistan and the people of Kashmir to resolve the Kashmir issue peacefully
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833 Pakistanis deported from West, NA told
ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: At least 833 Pakistanis have been deported during the past one-and-a-half-year from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, a written reply from Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri in the National Assembly said.
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3 troops injured in Laddah shootout
WANA, Oct 25: Three soldiers were wounded during a heavy exchange of fire between security forces and militants in South Waziristan on Monday, sources said.
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FWO asked to repair Sukkur Barrage: Bidding process skipped to avoid delays
ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: President General Pervez Musharraf on Monday assigned to the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) and Military Engineering Services (MES) over Rs1 billion repair work of Sukkur Barrage
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Six die in accident
TIMERGARA, Oct 25: Six people were killed and 11 others sustained injuries after a pick-up truck fell into a ravine in the Sharingal area in Upper Dir district on Monday.
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380 tons of explosives missing in Iraq
VIENNA, Oct 25: Nearly 400 tons of powerful explosives that could be used in conventional or nuclear missiles disappeared from an unguarded military installation in Iraq, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday.
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Blasts, clashes leave 12 dead in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Oct 25: A wave of explosions and clashes across Iraq left at least 12 people dead on Monday, including an Estonian soldier, while Australian troops came under fire in Baghdad.
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16 Palestinians die in Israeli raid
GAZA CITY, Oct 25: Sixteen Palestinians were killed during a major Israeli offensive on the southern Gaza Strip on Monday as legislators began debate on a planned pullout by Tel Aviv from the territory.
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Darfur mission
KHARTOUM, Oct 25: Khartoum on Monday refused to allow African Union (AU) soldiers, due to monitor a ceasefire between government troops and rebel forces in the western region of Darfur, to fly in to Sudan on US planes.-AFP
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